NASA's OSIRIS-REx probe slammed into asteroid Bennu in October, grabbing a sample of the rocky surface. The outline indicates the relative size of the probe. (Credit: NASA-GSFC/University of Arizona)

The Sciences

We're Coming for the Asteroids. Are the Asteroids Coming for Us?

Asteroid Approaching Earth - Shutterstock

Planet Earth

Tunguska Explosion Caused by Asteroid Grazing the Earth, Say Scientists

planet nine - R. Hurt/IPAC/Caltech

5 NASA Science Projects That Can Help Teach Kids Astronomy

Sodom and Gomorrah

Death From Above: Seven Unlucky Tales of People Killed by Meteorites

minesopener

The World Is Running Out of Elements, and Researchers Are Looking in Unlikely Places for Replacements

S-IVB

How a Lost Apollo Rocket Returned to Earth  

Near-Earth Asteroid - Roen Kelly/Astronomy

A Meteorite Killed a Man in Iraq in 1888, Historic Records Suggest

An "asteroid field" according to the Star Wars movies. In reality, the asteroid belt in our solar system is mostly a whole lot of nothingness. (Credit: Lucasfilm)

Space is Big, Empty and Very, Very Lonely

human skull apocalypse homo sapien extinction - shutterstock

When Will Homo Sapiens Go Extinct?

'Oumuamua - ESO

Alien Space Rock ‘Oumuamua May be Chunk of a Shredded World

The Hunt for Hazardous Asteroids Continues, Even After Most Telescopes Have Closed

Proxima b Illustration

Could Alien Life Travel on Interstellar Asteroids and Comets like 'Oumuamua?

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小行星

我们正在走向小行星。小行星也在走向我们吗？

科学家称，通古斯大爆炸由小行星掠过地球所致

5个NASA科学项目，助您教孩子天文学

天降之灾：七个被陨石砸死的不幸故事

世界元素正在耗尽，研究人员在不可能的地方寻找替代品

一颗失踪的阿波罗火箭如何返回地球

历史记录显示，1888年一颗陨石在伊拉克杀死一人

宇宙浩瀚、空旷且极其、极其孤寂

智人何时会灭绝？

外星太空岩石“奥陌陌”可能是一颗被撕碎的行星的碎片

即使大多数望远镜关闭，对危险小行星的搜寻仍在继续

外星生命能像“奥陌陌”一样搭乘星际小行星和彗星旅行吗？

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